An archive of Hindi movie reviews and ratings from 2010 to 2020.

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410
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  • Aligarh

    ...an even bigger victory for the film might lie in getting vaguely homophobic viewers to empathize with Siras, to understand his distaste for easy labels, to admit that even they sit in the dark with a drink and listen to old Hindi film songs.

    59

    Feb 2016
  • Neerja

    Kapoor, in a break from her usual achingly hip persona, presents Bhanot as a believable mixture of quick thinking and barely suppressed panic.

    59

    Feb 2016
  • Sanam Teri Kasam

    ....it’s very difficult to take the film as seriously as they do—especially after it becomes clear that they’re unwilling to grant their female lead the slightest bit of agency.

    29

    Feb 2016
  • Jugni

    ...its virtues are the sort that are often missing from films more highly rated: a keen sense of place; a commitment to its characters’ best and worst impulses; and an ability to suggest an emotional journey...

    59

    Jan 2016
  • Wazir

    Nambiar’s previous films have suffered from screenplays that are less than clever. This one reaches for cleverness, which is just beyond its grasp, and that mars what could have been an unusually dour, taut thriller.

    39

    Jan 2016
  • Chauranga

    Had the performances been stronger, the accents more convincing, and the ideas more novel, Chauranga might have achieved something...

    39

    Jan 2016
  • Dilwale

    There are stupid films, and there are films that flaunt their stupidity. Rohit Shetty is a frequent purveyor of the latter sort.

    19

    Dec 2015
  • Bajirao Mastani

    Bhansali might be one of the last exponents of the grand old Bollywood style. Melodrama is not only something he’s comfortable with, it’s the air his characters breathe.

    59

    Dec 2015
  • Tamasha

    What he might need, though, is a writing partner, someone who can supply him stories and characters that aren’t composites of things he’s written earlier.

    39

    Nov 2015
  • Jazbaa

    ...is all Dutch angles and green filters and slo-mo, an excess of stylization that calls attention to the absence of any real style.

    29

    Oct 2015
  • Talvar

    By turns witty and thoughtful, devastating and emotional, it’s up there with Masaan and Dum Laga Ke Haisha and the one or two other stirringly well-written films of the year.

    69

    Oct 2015